On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1991

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 59 45 .567 --
Tigers 53 49 .520 5.0
Red Sox 49 53 .480 9.0
Yankees 47 52 .475 9.5
Brewers 43 59 .422 15.0
Orioles 41 60 .406 16.5
Indians 33 68 .327 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 61 43 .587 --
White Sox 58 44 .569 2.0
Athletics 58 46 .558 3.0
Rangers 53 46 .535 5.5
Mariners 55 48 .534 5.5
Angels 52 50 .510 8.0
Royals 51 50 .505 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 60 41 .594 --
Mets 55 46 .545 5.0
Cardinals 55 47 .539 5.5
Cubs 49 52 .485 11.0
Phillies 44 58 .431 16.5
Expos 43 59 .422 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 58 43 .574 --
Braves 53 47 .530 4.5
Reds 50 50 .500 7.5
Giants 49 52 .485 9.0
Padres 49 53 .480 9.5
Astros 42 59 .416 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrin Jackson 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
3 Carlos Baerga 3
3 Bret Barberie 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bret Barberie 2
1 Dickie Thon 2
3 Barry Bonds 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andujar Cedeno 4
1 Rafael Palmeiro 4
1 Tim Teufel 4
4 Julio Franco 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eric Bullock 2
1 Brian McRae 2
1 Tim Raines 2
4 Ivan Calderon 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Clemens 1.50
2 Jack Morris 1.00
3 Brian Bohanon 0.83
3 Jose DeLeon 0.83
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 1
1 Paul Assenmacher 1
1 Brian Bohanon 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 9
1 Jack Morris 9
3 Jimmy Jones 6
4 Kevin Appier 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Norm Charlton 1
1 Mike Hartley 1
1 Jeff Montgomery 1
1 Gregg Olson 1
1 Mike Schooler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .347
2 Terry Pendleton .336
3 Wade Boggs .336
4 Tony Gwynn .335
5 Danny Tartabull .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 30
2 Jose Canseco 28
3 Joe Carter 24
3 Chili Davis 24
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 87
2 Jose Canseco 84
3 Barry Bonds 76
3 Will Clark 76
5 Frank Thomas 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 58
2 Marquis Grissom 48
3 Delino DeShields 41
4 Vince Coleman 35
4 2 others tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 2.18
2 Tom Glavine 2.25
3 Ramon Martinez 2.25
4 Scott Erickson 2.34
5 Roger Clemens 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Erickson 14
1 Chuck Finley 14
1 Tom Glavine 14
1 Mark Langston 14
1 Ramon Martinez 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 151
2 Randy Johnson 148
3 Nolan Ryan 145
4 David Cone 144
5 Dwight Gooden 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 28
1 Lee Smith 28
3 Rick Aguilera 27
4 Bryan Harvey 25
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .522
2 Julio Franco .472
3 Ken Griffey .462
4 Shane Mack .440
5 Lonnie Smith .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Ventura 8
2 Cecil Fielder 7
3 Albert Belle 5
3 Jose Canseco 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 18
2 Cecil Fielder 17
3 Jose Canseco 15
3 Ken Griffey 15
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 13
2 Barry Bonds 7
2 Lenny Dykstra 7
4 Gerald Perry 6
4 Tim Raines 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Benes 0.56
1 Paul McClellan 0.56
3 Mike Flanagan 0.61
4 Jose de Jesus 1.11
5 Jose DeLeon 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Hurst 3
1 Bill Krueger 3
1 Kevin Tapani 3
1 Trevor Wilson 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Maddux 20
1 Terry Mulholland 20
3 Roger Clemens 19
3 Mark Langston 19
3 Randy Myers 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Montgomery 7
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Bobby Thigpen 5
4 Steve Olin 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Whitaker .448
2 Rafael Palmeiro .434
3 Ken Griffey .429
4 Wade Boggs .427
5 Danny Tartabull .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Ventura 12
2 Cecil Fielder 11
2 Matt Williams 11
4 Jose Canseco 9
4 Matt Nokes 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Ventura 33
2 Jose Canseco 31
3 Barry Bonds 27
4 Andre Dawson 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 18
2 Barry Bonds 12
3 Marquis Grissom 11
4 Tim Raines 10
5 Brett Butler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Aquino 1.09
2 Bill Krueger 1.19
3 Ramon Martinez 1.23
4 Randy Tomlin 1.80
5 Terry Mulholland 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kevin Appier 4
1 Luis Aquino 4
1 Steve Avery 4
1 Dwight Gooden 4
1 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Terry Mulholland 40
3 David Cone 39
3 Mark Langston 39
5 Dwight Gooden 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 9
2 Tom Henke 8
2 Gregg Olson 8
4 Rick Aguilera 7
4 Jeff Montgomery 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Palmeiro .332
2 Tony Gwynn .325
3 Wade Boggs .322
4 Terry Pendleton .320
5 Willie McGee .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Fielder 48
2 Matt Williams 34
3 Jose Canseco 33
4 Barry Bonds 32
4 4 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Fielder 131
2 Joe Carter 117
3 Bobby Bonilla 116
4 Barry Bonds 115
5 Jose Canseco 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Otis Nixon 75
2 Marquis Grissom 57
3 Vince Coleman 56
4 Delino DeShields 54
5 Rickey Henderson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Clemens 2.15
2 Jose Rijo 2.28
3 Scott Erickson 2.39
4 Dennis Martinez 2.41
5 Randy Tomlin 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ramon Martinez 21
1 Jack McDowell 21
3 Scott Erickson 20
3 Bob Welch 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 David Cone 245
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Randy Johnson 219
4 Dwight Gooden 218
5 Roger Clemens 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Thigpen 49
2 Dennis Eckersley 44
3 Lee Smith 38
4 Bryan Harvey 37
5 2 tied 36